Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Lakeland Heights (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Lakeland Heights. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Name Variations for Lakeland Heights ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Lakeland Heights: Lakeland Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
You might be interested in other communities that are also named Lakeland Heights. More information can be found on our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Lakeland Heights.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Lakeland Heights is located in Dallas County.
To see how the shape of Texas' counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Dallas County: Collin, Denton, Ellis, Kaufman, Rockwall & Tarrant.
Below are the counties that are near Lakeland Heights. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Lakeland Heights:
- Dallas County (The home county of Lakeland Heights)
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland Heights, with the one closest to Lakeland Heights listed first.
- Grand Prairie
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cockrell Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Oak Cliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
- Eagle Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
- Duncanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jim Town ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jim Town is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Town
- Jim Town has also been known as:
- Jimtown
- Jimtown Junction ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Jimtown Junction is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jimtown Junction
- Jimtown Junction has also been known as:
- Jim Town Junction
- Sowers ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sowers is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Irving
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Estelle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Estelle is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- Shamrock
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shamrock is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Collin County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland Heights, with the one closest to Lakeland Heights listed first.
- Carrollton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Hebron
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Hebron is located in Collin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
- Plano
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Murphy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Sachse
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Frisco
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Denton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland Heights, with the one closest to Lakeland Heights listed first.
- Southlake
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- Flower Mound
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
- Trophy Club
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Westlake
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Double Oak
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Marshall Creek
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Marshall Creek is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Creek
- Roanoke
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bartonville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- The Colony
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Highland Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the north)
- Copper Canyon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Elizabethtown
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northwest)
- Elizabethtown is located in Denton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabethtown
- Ellis County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland Heights, with the one closest to Lakeland Heights listed first.
- Britton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Britton is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Britton
- Mansfield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Leaf
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Leaf is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Leaf
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
- Midlothian
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Red Oak
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Pecan Hill
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Pecan Hill is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Hill
- Population from the 2020 Census: 714 people
- Sterrett
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Sterrett is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sterrett
- Sardis
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)
- Sardis is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sardis
- Venus
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Waxahachie
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Ike
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ike is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ike
- Boyce
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Boyce is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyce
- Johnson County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland Heights, with the one closest to Lakeland Heights listed first.
- Lillian
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Burleson
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Briaroaks
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Briaroaks is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briaroaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 506 people
- Crowley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Alvarado
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Timber
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cross Timber is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Timber
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Egan
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
- Egan is located in Johnson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egan
- Joshua
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Keene
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Kaufman County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland Heights, with the one closest to Lakeland Heights listed first.
- Forney
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Heath
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Tarrant County
- The following are listed by their distance from Lakeland Heights, with the one closest to Lakeland Heights listed first.
- Arlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
- University Park Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Euless
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Dalworthington Gardens
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pantego
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Bedford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Minters Chapel ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Minters Chapel is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minters Chapel
- Hurst
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kennedale
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Colleyville
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Richland Hills
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Lakeland Heights, see our County-by-County Page for Lakeland Heights.
Cemeteries Near Lakeland Heights ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Lakeland Heights.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Lakeland Heights - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Lakeland Heights covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Lakeland Heights, with the one closest to Lakeland Heights listed first.
- Fugitt Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Southland Memorial Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Southland Cemetery (Old)
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dallas - Ft. Worth National Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bowles Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cockrell Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Fivemile Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ford Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- West Fork Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Oak Grove Memorial Gardens
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Parkdale Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Little Bethel Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (188 more) ...
- Trees Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Sowers Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Haley Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<3>
While we didn't find Lakeland Heights in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Lakeland Heights.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Lakeland Heights, with the one closest to Lakeland Heights listed first.
- Grand Prairie
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Duncanville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Cliff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Oak Cliff is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Cliff
- Eagle Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Eagle Ford is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Ford
- Sowers ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Sowers is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sowers
- Arlington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Station
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Johnsons Station is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsons Station
- Cedar Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Estelle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Estelle is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Estelle
- DeSoto
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Lisbon is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Dallas
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Bedford
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Ederville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Ederville is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ederville
- Handley
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Handley is located in Tarrant County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Handley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Lakeland Heights. See our List of 1890's Communities around Lakeland Heights.
Newspapers Published in Lakeland Heights ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 151 newspapers that have been published in the area around Lakeland Heights.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Lakeland Heights, there are papers which were published within 24 miles [38.6 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Lakeland Heights.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These professional and volunteer websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Lakeland Heights:
- Websites specific to Texas
- Pages specific to Dallas County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Collin County
- Denton County
- Ellis County
- Johnson County
- Kaufman County
- Tarrant County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Texas
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Lakeland Heights, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lakeland Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |